Rockwell Automation GMLC Reference Manual - Manual (Page 378)

Publication GMLC-5.2 - November 1999
Chapter
13
Multitasking Blocks
Multitasking blocks control the starting and stopping of multiple
independent tasks (multitasking) in the motion controller. The motion
controllers allow execution of up to ten separate tasks simultaneously.
The following table presents the icons for each block in this category
along with a brief description. More detailed descriptions of the blocks
are contained on the pages following this table.
Use this block: To:
• Turn on multitasking and begin executing a new task (Start New
Task Type)
• Stop execution of the current task (Stop Current Task Type)
• Stop execution of a selected task, other than the current task
(Stop Other Task Type)
• Resume execution of a previously stopped task (Resume Task
Type)
• Turn off multitasking by disabling the task dispatcher (Stop
Dispatcher Type)
• Turn on multitasking by re-enabling the previously disabled task
dispatcher (Restart Dispatcher Type)
• Check the task dispatcher to determine whether or not a selected
task is running
• Pause the program until the selected task is running